Language Testing in China: Past and Future

Autor/in	Li, Xuelian
Titel	Language Testing in China: Past and Future
Quelle	In: English Language Teaching, 12 (2019) 12, S.67-75 (9 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1916-4742
Schlagwörter	Language Tests; Testing; Educational History; Futures (of Society); English (Second Language); Second Language Learning; Second Language Instruction; Foreign Countries; Standards; Evaluators; Professionalism; Computer Assisted Testing; Periodicals; Journal Articles; Test Validity; Classroom Environment; Ethics; Social Justice; Trend Analysis; China + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Language test; Sprachtest; Testdurchführung; Testen; History of education; Bildungsgeschichte; Future; Society; Zukunft; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Ausland; Standard; Professionalität; Periodical; Journal; Zeitschrift; Fachzeitschrift; Periodikum; Journal article; Zeitschriftenaufsatz; Testvalidität; Klassenklima; Unterrichtsklima; Ethik; Soziale Gerechtigkeit; Trendanalyse
Abstract	Based on the articles written by mainland Chinese scholars published in the most influential Chinese and international journals, the present article analyzed the language testing research, compared the tendencies of seven categories between 2000-2009 and 2010-2019, and put forward future research directions by referring to international hot topics. Of all the seven categories of research topics, validity, performance test and China's Standards of English Language Ability were three most popular themes, while classroom assessment, technology, rater/test taker differences and professionalization were much less popular. Except for research on performance test and technology, the other five aspects showed an increase in the second decade, with that of China's Standards of English Language Ability rising the most dramatically. Referring to international research trends, the research predicted that validity, classroom assessment, China's Standards of English Language Ability and professionalization, especially the ethics and social justice, might be the promising research topics for language testers. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01